An animal rights group applauded a court ruling ordering Idaho to pay $260,000 to attorneys for animal rights groups over the state's law banning spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses violated free speech rights.
Hog farmers are already taking precautions by moving livestock, managing lagoons and securing additional feed supplies, says Andy Curliss, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council.
Idaho officials have agreed to pay $260,000 to the attorneys for an animal welfare group following a federal court ruling that found the state’s law banning spying at farms violated free speech rights.